Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S938870AbcJXMtl (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:49:41 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:33902 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S934905AbcJXMtj (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:49:39 -0400 Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:49:37 +0200 From: Karel Zak To: Richard Weinberger Cc: linux-fsdevel , "Theodore Ts'o" , Jaegeuk Kim , Eric Biggers , David Gstir , linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto Message-ID: <20161024124937.bxohuapjqns3m2dy@ws.net.home> References: <0bef3877-060e-b722-0354-3a5508219e23@nod.at> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <0bef3877-060e-b722-0354-3a5508219e23@nod.at> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20161003 (1.7.0) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.31]); Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:49:39 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 772 Lines: 21 On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 01:35:54PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote: > Hi! > > Since file level encryption has more than one user, currently ext4, f2fs and soon ubifs > it would be nice to have a single tool to control fscrypto from userspace. > > For ext4 we have already at least two tools, one as part of e2fsprogs and another > one on github[0]. IMHO the latter one is much more user friendly and intuitive to use. > I as unable to find the userspace tool for f2fs. > > That said, what about implementing such a tool as part of util-linux to control > fscrypto? We (David and I) would volunteer. I have nothing against this plan (add to util-linux) if ext4, f2fs and ubifs guys agree too. Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com